Is it illegal for a employer to terminate you because they want to hire Mexicans and pay them less money?

If the Mexicans are here illegally and have no right to work, then your employer is committing a crime by hiring them. But if they are here legally...

Am I infringing copyrights by posting other brands pictures on social media?

You have no right to post these photographs and brand without permission unless your use of them constitutes fair use (or in the case of brand...

Do I need to hire a lawyer to find the person's whose permission I need to obtain to use their work legally?

Lawyers do not hunt down the owners of intellectual property rights. But in situations like this, lawyers often hire private investigators to work...

In most circumstances, this is entirely appropriate. If your picture is taken in a public place, such as a street or park, it is almost certainly...

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Do Audio recordings hold the same copyright period as the physical book?

The publisher is right. Audio books are protected by separate copyright registrations. The reading of a book into a sound recording is a...

Does this sound like a class action lawsuit to you?

Ten years ago, I would have been more optimistic about this case. Today, after 30 years of increasingly conservative judicial decisions by the...

You probably can't get away with this. Dr. Seuss is a famous trademark for a series of books, and use in your title would cause inevitable...

Can copyright infringement be possible without harming the owners economically?

Yes, A claim for copyright infringement can be litigated even if the copyright owner did not suffer damage, or suffered only minor damage. The...

My band broke up. I wrote the music, recorded, produced and engineered the recordings. Can I copyright the band name

See my answer to your essentially identical question. Band names are not protected by copyright law, but they may be protected by trademark law. ...

Are there specific lawyers for creative intellectual property?

Yes, Many lawyers specialize in representing clients in various industries. For example, I often represent client sin the music industry (as I am a...